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SunCoke Energy (SunCoke Energy) Interest Coverage

: 4.16 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. SunCoke Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $26 Mil. SunCoke Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6 Mil. SunCoke Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.16. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SXC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 1.89   Max: 4.8
Current: 4.58


SXC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.57% of 469 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6 vs SXC: 4.58

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


SunCoke Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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SunCoke Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.71 1.24 3.33 4.80 4.58

SunCoke Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.99 4.40 5.21 4.50 4.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Coking Coal subindustry, SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


SunCoke Energy Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



SunCoke Energy Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, SunCoke Energy's Interest Expense was $-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was $125 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $490 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*125.1/-27.3
=4.58

SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, SunCoke Energy's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $490 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26.2/-6.3
=4.16

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


SunCoke Energy  (NYSE:SXC) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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SunCoke Energy (SunCoke Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600, Lisle, IL, USA, 60532
SunCoke Energy Inc operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing-based customers.
Executives
Phillip Michael Hardesty officer: Senior Vice President SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC., 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Andrei Alexander Mikhalevsky director 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Michael Ward Lewis director 2551 GLEN EAGLES DRIVE, OLYMPIA FIELDS IL 60461
Della Ratta Ralph M Jr director 1690 CHAGRIN RIVER ROAD, GATES MILLS OH 44040
Arthur F Anton director 29500 SOLON ROAD, SOLON OH 44139
Martha Z. Carnes director 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Mark W. Marinko officer: SR VP, Chief Financial Officer C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP., 2122 YORK ROAD, SUITE 200, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Katherine T Gates officer: Sr VP & General Counsel 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Bonnie M Edeus officer: Vice President & Controller 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
James E Sweetnam director DANA HOLDING CORPORATION, 3939 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MAUMEE OH 43537
John W Rowe director
John F Quanci officer: Vice President, Technology and 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Michael G Rippey director, officer: President and CEO C/O OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Susan R. Landahl director 24545 S. MOORMAN AVENUE, CHANNAHON IL 60410
Mangrove Partners Fund (cayman), Ltd. 10 percent owner MAPLES CORP. SVCS, PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, S. CHURCH STREET, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104